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(06-07-2017, 03:47 PM)Solenne Wrote:(06-07-2017, 01:12 PM)Momo Wrote: I'm not going to be that nice about this. The fee isn't much, and it transfers all your character slots should you make place holders or more than one character. Even a younger age, should I have genuinely wanted to join the server, I could have saved the minimal fee money to do so somehow. And just by seeing what was going on with Balmung, all the characters, groups, and events, I would have known it was well worth the fee to transfer in. I just don't see a pay wall of that small an amount as an excuse why someone couldn't join, and if you are truly in straights that dire, I would question your ability to afford the sub period, and that you should have stabilized your income in-general before playing an MMO with a sub instead of a standalone game.
I just have to reply to this because I'm sick of seeing people make this argument. This is an extremely privileged opinion. I've known people who budgeted very, very carefully to be able to afford their monthly sub, and even then, sometimes they had to let it lapse for a month or two when an unexpected expense came up. Eighteen dollars might not seem like much to you, but for some people, it can be the difference between solvency and overdrawing their bank account.Â
Also, making judgments about what kinds of games other people should invest in given their financial situation is presumptuous. If someone enjoys playing FFXIV enough to make room for it in a very tight budget, good for them. They deserve nice things too.
I second this. I rarely use  terms such as privileged and gatekeeping because in my eyes they are more and more becoming embellished buzzwords thrown around by teenagers and adults who ofttimes act like teenagers. Having said that, if this isn't an example of both, I don't know what it is.Â
I respect your fierce honesty, Momo, as I'm of the opinion it's something the world needs a lot more of when constructive. But this isn't, nor is it a matter of not being "nice." You are speaking out of ignorance for the lives of those not as fortunate as yourself.Â
I for one was not only ready to pay to get into Balmung but to pay for four of my friends' server switches as well. To some of them, $18 is quite a bit of money. This does not and should not bar them from being able to play a game that makes them happy. Happy people are productive people. Happy people are those who have the energy / good spirits / inspiration to change their lives for the better.Â
I'm not going to be nice about this: If you feel you have the right to judge how people spend their money and leisure time because they don't have as much of it as you, because their situation is not as you put as stabilized as yours, you're acting like a jerk. While honesty is something to be proud of, that is not.